Tickled (2016)

Slo naslov: -

Država: Nova Zelandija 

Jezik: Angleščina

Leto: 2016

Dolžina: 92',  Imdb

Žanri: Dokumentarni

Slo recenzija: -

Režija: David Farrier, Dylan Reeve

Scenarij: David Farrier, Dylan Reeve

Igrajo: David Farrier, Dylan Reeve, David Starr, Hal Karp

[ENG]

After stumbling upon a bizarre "competitive endurance tickling" video online, wherein young men are paid to be tied up and tickled, reporter David Farrier reaches out to request a story from the company. But the reply he receives is shocking-the sender mocks Farrier's sexual orientation and threatens extreme legal action should he dig any deeper. So, like any good journalist confronted by a bully, he does just the opposite: he travels to the hidden tickling facilities in Los Angeles and uncovers a vast empire, known for harassing and harming the lives of those who protest their involvement in these films. The more he investigates, the stranger it gets, discovering secret identities and criminal activity. Discovering the truth becomes Farrier's obsession, despite increasingly sinister threats and warnings. With humor and determination, Farrier and co-director Dylan Reeve summon up every resource available to get to the bottom of this tickling worm hole.

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A story about competitive tickling competitions sounds like one of those light-hearted BuzzFeed-style posts that’s good only for a quick chuckle and share on Facebook. But in this documentary by New Zealand TV journalist and professional prober of life’s bizarre side David Farrier and his tech-oriented buddy Dylan Reeve, it turns into a surprisingly tense and increasingly weird detective story about the shadowy, threatening, abusive figure that, it turns out, lies behind the seemingly innocent divertissement. (Lee Marshall, Screen Daily)

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